Identities

Trans People to Trump: We Are Tougher Than You

FIGHTING SPIRIT

If President Trump and the HHS thought the trans community would mutely consent to being erased, they were proven wrong at a press conference, White House protest, and online.

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On social media and in front of the White House, through tweets and on the streets, the transgender community sent a message Monday: We will stay strong.

The protests were sparked by a Sunday New York Times report

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